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(11) EP 2 461 450 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.10.2014 Bulletin 2014/44

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.06.2012 Bulletin 2012/23

(21) Application number: 11186114.2

(22) Date of filing: 21.10.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H02J 3/14(2006.01)
H02J 3/38(2006.01)
 H02J 13/00(2006.01)
H02J 3/28(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 02.12.2010 GB 201020400

(71) Applicant: Sony Corporation
Tokyo 108-0075 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Rutherford, Christopher
    1030 Schaerbeek (BE)
  • Marivoet, Philip
    Tienen (BE)

(74) Representative: Jackson, Jonathan Andrew 
D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY
London EC1N 2DY (GB)

   


(54) A method and apparatus for control


(57) A method of controlling the connection of a collection of a plurality of electricity providing devices to an electrical power network is described. In this, the plurality of electricity providing devices having a communication line therebetween and the method comprises receiving a message at a first electricity providing device from a controlling device and, in response to the message: connecting the first electricity providing device to the electrical power network; and sending, from the first electricity providing device to a second electricity providing device, a second message containing data in response to which the second electricity providing device is connected to the electrical power network.







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